The documentary,Clearing the Smoke: The Science of Cannabis, is about the use of cannabis and how it effects the brain, the body, and how marijuana can be used in a medicinal way, to improve the health of individuals who are suffering from chronic conditions, such as cancer and epilepsy. The video captures a sense of opinion within different social hierarchy, for example, patients, doctors, and researchers, to emphasize the medical benefits of marijuana, instead of continuing to suppress marijuana into its social and political outcries. In this documentary, multiple individuals share their story on how their chronic condition made life almost unbearable, which had tried every possible method of medication, and found no relief, and turned to medical marijuana as their last resource. These individuals were unable to maintain an independent life-style, as their bodies degenerated, and the number of unpleasant days continued to rise, while pain became almost unmanageable. …show more content…
Unfortunately, marijuana’s side-effects of attention deficiency, clouding of consciousness, and change in perception, creates a stigma. Marijuana is the face of the 60’s, the “Hippies Era,” the heyday of illegal drugs and is still looked down upon. Even the middle-aged man, first illustrated, described marijuana as garbage, and couldn’t wrap his mind around the idea that marijuana was medically helping him. On the other hand, the video also illustrates the positive side-effects discussed in class, such as stimulating appetite, and reducing nausea better than anti-nausea medication. A young boy, in the video who had cancer, was receiving chemo therapy and was experiencing a lot of nausea, he was unable to hold down any food, and lost his